firstsixversesoftheninetiethpsalmversified，the

othou，thefirst，thegreatestfriend

ofallthehumanrace!

whosestrongrighthandhaseverbeen

theirstayanddwellingplace!

beforethemountainsheav'dtheirheads

beneaththyforminghand，

beforethisponderousglobeitself

aroseatthycommand;

thatpow'rwhichrais'dandstillupholds

thisuniversalframe，

fromcountless，unbeginningtime

waseverstillthesame.

thosemightyperiodsofyears

whichseemtoussovast，

appearnomorebeforethysight

thanyesterdaythat'spast.

thougiv'sttheword:thycreature，man，

istoexistencebrought;

againthousay'st，“yesonsofmen，

returnyeintonought!”

thoulayestthem，withalltheircares，

ineverlastingsleep;

aswithafloodthoutak'stthemoff

withoverwhelmingsweep.

theyflourishlikethemorningflow'r，

inbeauty'spridearray'd;

butlongerenightcutdownitlies

allwither'danddecay'd.